EAST RUTHERFORD – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had a choice to make between the Giants and the Jets, but Antrel Rolle was going to do his best to make it an easy one.

Rolle spent his time talking to Rodgers-Cromartie about his own responsibilities in the Giants defense and how that will accentuate Rodgers-Cromartie's style.

"You visit both teams, and both teams seem really interested in you, but at the end of the day, I felt comfortable coming over here with the things that were said and the things that are going to be done," Rodgers-Cromartie said. "I just felt it would better help me here as a football player."

Rolle didn't waste any time, either. He was a teammate of Rodgers-Cromartie's in Arizona back in 2009 and maintained a friendship that helped broker the deal.

He swooped in the night before Rodgers-Cromartie's visit and fired off a series of convincing text messages that made the Jets an afterthought.

"He just texted me the day before, it only took a few texts," Rodgers-Cromartie said. "It didn't take much. I know what kind of guy he is. I trust him."

The result gave the Giants the best press-man corner available in free agency. Rodgers-Cromartie said that it's the best part about his game and the reason why the Giants brought him here.

"(I prefer) the press man," he said. "Zone is a lot of concept and a lot of thinking. Man you just go in there and play."

As they continue to build this secondary, they need to make sure Rolle is on retainer as a recruiter.